The following is the transcription of an interview with the Tar of the Tom Homan border that was issued in “Fac The Nation Margaret Brennan” on April 27, 2025.
Margaret Brennan: Now we are accompanied by the border tsar of President Trump, Tom Homan. Good morning, sir.
Tom Homan: Good morning.
Margaret Brennan: We see in our surveys some support for the president’s policies, here. We know that border crossings in general are at the level of lower months we have seen, only about 7000 migrants were found in March and were chosen, but given the fact that it is still waiting for Congress to give them funds to these.
Tom Homan: Well, look, I think we are very successful, and we obtained the safest border in the history of this nation, and President Trump was able to achieve it in seven weeks. That is something that Joe Biden did not move in four years. But yes, the more money we have, the more we can do. The border is safer that has ever been in the history of this nation. But we need more funds for internal operations of ice operations, to judge those threats of public security, national security threats and others in the United States. Once again, the numbers approximately three times higher than they were dead, the Biden administration, in terms of the ice trial inside, but with more money we can do more.
Margaret Brennan: Well, let’s talk about what is happening inside. On Friday, there were three American citizens born here, who was deported along with their mothers from Louisiana to Honduras, and according to the defenders, one of them is a four -year -old child of children, which four to four to four four four. I understand that this child’s mother entered this country illegally, but here there is no basis for a compassionate consultation that should allow more consultations or treatment.
Tom Homan: Well, it is certainly discretion, I am not aware of a specific case, but no American citizen was deported. Deported means that it can be ordered by an immigration judge. We do not deport to US citizens-
Margaret Brennan: The mother was deported together with the children.
Tom Homan: These children were Hilden not deported. The mother chose to take children with her when she enters the legal country, and you know that you are here illegally, and you choose to have an American citizen child to be about you. That is not in this administration. If you choose to put your family in that position, that is in them. But having an American citizen child after entering this country illegally. It is not a free card to get out of jail. It does not make me immune to our laws. If that is the message we send to the entire world, women will continue to put themselves at risk and will come to this country. We send a message. You can enter the country illegally, which is a crime. That’s ok. It can have due process, excellent taxpayers expenses. It is ordered to be eliminated. That’s ok. Don’t go. But do you have an American citizen son and are you immune to elimination? That is not the way it works.
Margaret Brennan: So you don’t think there should be a compassionate consideration for a four -year -old child under cancer treatment?
Tom Homan: I didn’t say that —
Margaret Brennan: Well, that was the question.
Tom Homan: I said that ice officers have discretion. Ice officers have discretion. I am not familiar with the specific case. I don’t know what facts in this case. I just realized this when you mentioned this morning. I was not aware of that case.
Margaret Brennan: on Friday, a federal judge who was appointed by President Trump, said that a two -year -old American citizen had a leg to Honduras with the mother who was deported. But the judge said, appointment, there was no significant process. So, again, this is another similar situation and dynamics. Shouldn’t there be special care when these deportation cases involve young children born in the United States?
Tom Homan: First, I do not agree with the judge. It was due process. That woman had the due process at the expense of taxpayers, and was ordered by an immigration judge after these hearings, so she had due process. Once again, this is the raising of the children 101. You can decide to take that child with you, or you can decide to leave a child with a relative or another spouse. Having an American citizen child does not make it immune to our laws in the country. American families separate every day by the police. Thousands of times a day, when a father is put in jail, the child cannot go with them. These, if you are an illegal foreigner, come to this country and decide to have your assistant child to be on you. You get in that position.
Margaret Brennan: Well, when it was this particular case, you just pointed out that they could have made arrangements. The father tried, real, to make the arrangements as we understand, through our reports, but he and the mother, who were separated, since he was detained after presenting himself for his appointment, they were only allowed a phone call from the letter. The father tried to request that the child give an American citizen relative. Then the mother had to make this decision and the girl with her. It seems that there could be a more time framework around the due process allowed. That is what the judge says: he is saying that there should have been more a process here.
Tom Homan: There was due process, the two -year -old baby: the two -year -old baby stayed with the mother because the mother signed the requirement of the document that her two -year -old baby accompanies her. That is the decision of the parents. I don’t know, you know, I don’t think the judge knows the details of this case, two years was with a mother. The mother signed the newspaper saying: I want my two -year -old son to accompany me. That is a father’s decision. It is not a government decision, it is a decision of a father.
Margaret Brennan: The father wrote a note. Anyway, we have to leave it there, director, thanks for your time today. We will return.